Physicochemical dynamics of composting screw pressed cattle slurry amended with italian ryegrass straw or gorse bulking agents

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Brito, L M ^a   Mourao I ^a   Coutinho, J ^b   Smith, S R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SLURRY PIPELINES; SOILS;

COMPOSTING PROCESS; COMPOSTING TEMPERATURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ITALIAN RYEGRASS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ORGANIC MATTER MINERALIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL AMENDMENT;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRASS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SLURRY; SOIL AMENDMENT; STRAW; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 77954841971     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2010.10736944     Document Type: Article

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